I got to thinking about this several years ago when living in South India.
South India has an independent literary tradition going back over 2500 years.
South India has a literary tradition reaching back over two thousand years.
There are many films made in South India with the story.
This was the first of its kind in South India.
During the late 1960s he made many field trips including those to South India.
It is the only hot water spring in South India.
It was the first silent film made in South India.
South India at that time was famous for its very good science, art, and writing.
South India has a long tradition of story telling and religious discourse.